Business, tax and funding
OHG
Abbreviation for Offene Handelsgesellschaft
In short and in plain language
An OHG is a German general partnership.
All partners are liable for its debts. They are liable in person and without limit.
It is in the trade register. Its name has a suffix for the legal form.
This suffix is, as a rule, also on the legal page. It is in the firm's mails too.
Definition
An OHG is a German general partnership in which all partners are personally and fully liable for its debts. It is entered in the commercial register and carries the legal form suffix in its company name. This suffix is usually also stated in the legal notice and in business emails.